Focused research on the global home networks ecosystem and connectivity within the home for both service provider and retail market segments. Covers cable, DSL, FTTH, and Fixed LTE consumer premise equipment (CPE), with regional and country level data, as well as Wi-Fi, voice, and different access technologies.

Calendar Q3 2015 turned out to be a bit volatile for several of the publishers in our report. While large publishers Tencent, Activision Blizzard and NetEase all reported strong growth, Electronic Arts was down over the year ago period after taking a hit on currency exchange rates and not having a title comparable to The Sims 4 which launched in the third quarter last year.

Global box office reached $35.4 billion in 2013, a modest rise of
1% over 2012’s revised $35.0 billion. Given the decline in cinema
admissions during the year, the rise in revenues earned is more
a function of rising average ticket prices and the expansion
of emerging markets.